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Article #481Re: Bush is weak on border security
From: earl
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 01:54
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 01:54
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"George" <bigdaddyantlers@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<1Ed09.786$Fl.96014@nnrp1.ptd.net>... > Sign the petition to stop immigration now! > > http://www.stopimmigrationnow.org/ > > And check out this article: > > BORDER PATROL OPERATIONS > July 25, 2002 > > I am a United States Border Patrol and I am writing this to tell you that > you have been lied to and deceived. You have been lied to concerning the > operations of the Border Patrol and have been deceived into thinking that > they are effective. Well, they aren't. > > Let's begin with Operation Gatekeeper and Operation Hold the Line. They > just don't work. If they did then why is it that when you drive around San > Diego, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach or any southern city in Texas, Arizona or > New Mexico you see hundreds if not thousands of illegal aliens asking for > work on every comer? Simply put, these operations are a, "Dog and Pony > show." The only thing that these operations have succeeded in are to make > the voting public believe that they are working because apprehensions made > by the Border Patrol have decreased in the sectors in which they are > implemented. > > Mr. Johnny Williams, the Western Regional Director of the I.N.S., is very > proud to point out that since the inception of Gatekeeper, the number of > apprehensions has dropped dramatically. This is true but what he doesn't > want you to know is that the number of illegal aliens that avoid arrest > (gotaways) has increased even more dramatically. On a daily basis Agents > working in the Western Region are being told to not patrol areas that > contain a high number of illegal crossings. They are told this because Mr. > Williams wants you to believe that nobody is crossing the border thus making > Gatekeeper seem effective. Gatekeeper is based on the theory that if you > place enough Agents in an area then nobody will wish to cross. This theory > is called "deterrence." Agents are placed in certain high-visibility areas > and then told to not move. This is called, "sitting on an X." Even if these > Agents actually see illegal aliens crossing the border they have been > ordered to not move and if they do, they face disciplinary action. Of course > if these Agents are not allowed to move and apprehend the aliens, then the > apprehension rate is sure to drop. > > Mr. Williams is also fond of saying that, "Since the number of > apprehensions has dropped, this proves that not as many people are crossing > and that they are being deterred." Can you possibly imagine the Commander of > the Highway Patrol saying, "Well, we didn't issue any tickets last week so I > guess nobody was speeding." Or, can you imagine the Chief of Police of any > town in America saying, "We didn't catch anybody last week so I guess nobody > broke the law." No, what's happening is that apprehensions are dropping > because the people that shape the policies and direction of the Border > Patrol have made it increasingly difficult for the Agents to perform their > sworn duties. I can cite a myriad of examples and here are just a few: > > In the E1 Centro Sector, it is extremely easy for "load vehicles" > (vehicles containing illegal aliens or other contraband) to drive across the > border, enter onto the freeway and then abscond. As recently as a year ago, > Agents were allowed to follow these vehicles and stop them. Flattening the > tires was and is an extremely effective means of stopping these vehicles > before a pursuit even started or before they became a danger to the public. > Now however, the Agents have been told that if the load vehicle does > anything that breaks a traffic law, then the Agents must stop following, > turn around and head in the opposite direction. > > The order of, "Just let him go" is a familiar one and is used on a daily > basis. In the San Diego Sector it's even worse. If a vehicle simply fails to > yield to the warning lights of a Border Patrol vehicle, the Agents are > instructed to turn around and let the load vehicle go. Not yielding to the > warming lights of a law enforcement vehicle is also known as felony evasion > of the law. But the Border Patrol does absolutely nothing about this and > makes no effort to contact the owner of the vehicle, to monitor the > vehicle's whereabouts or even to see if the vehicle actually continued on or > caused a collision. This is because the I.N.S. is much more concerned with > limiting its involvement and liability than allowing its Agents to enforce > the immigration laws of this country. In this time of heightened security > there is no doubt that liability must take a back seat to enforcing the law > and providing safety and security to the citizens of the U.S. Not too long > ago an Agent began following a suspected load vehicle near E1 Centro. As it > often does, the load vehicle drove through the median of the freeway and > began to travel against oncoming traffic. The Agent was immediately ordered > to turn around and head in the opposite direction. An Imperial County > Sheriff's Deputy was monitoring the Border Patrol's radio traffic and soon > began to follow the vehicle. For an unknown reason the vehicle suddenly > drove across the median again, then began to travel across the open desert. > It stopped a short distance north of the freeway and the occupants fled into > the desert. The Deputy notified the Supervisory Border Patrol Agent that had > instructed the Agent to turn around of what had occurred. The Supervisor > quickly realized that the I.N.S. was now free of any liability and > instructed several Agents to apprehend the fleeing illegal aliens. > > In El Centro it is now a common practice for the load vehicle to enter > onto the freeway and then immediately travel in the opposite lanes of > traffic creating not only a danger to the aliens in the vehicle, but also to > the motoring public. However, when this happens, the Agents are always > ordered to turn around and go in the opposite direction. There have been > numerous instances where the load vehicle will travel in the wrong direction > for over ten miles. As long as this current policy is in effect, load > drivers will continue to utilize this extremely dangerous practice. Radio > transmissions have been intercepted from various smuggling organizations > instructing their drivers to, "Don't stop. If you just don't stop there is > nothing they can do." The smugglers know our policy and use it against us > nearly every day. This policy is a farce and a danger and must be > discontinued. > > Recently, an Agent in the El Centro Sector was using an infrared scope > unit when he saw a group of 100 aliens crossing the border through the > Imperial Sand Dunes. The Agent radioed for assistance from the ATV Rove Unit > (The Rove Unit utilizes all-terrain vehicles for areas that cannot be > reached by 4-wheel drive vehicles.) The response that he received was > shocking: "Sorry, we're not allowed to go there." In yet another instance > involving the Rove Unit, the Agents of the unit were instructed not to > travel north of Highway 98 (which is located approximately 1 mile north and > parallel to the border) even if they were able to actually see the illegal > aliens north of the highway. > > Last year, the El Centro Sector utilized a unit made up of Agents that > were told to go out and count the number of gotaways on a daily basis. The > numbers were alarming. Counts as high as 200 were being tallied every day. > Realizing that these numbers were unacceptable, the unit was quickly > disbanded. However, before the unit was disbanded, and Agent assigned to the > unit arrived at the El Centro station to log in his numbers. A supervisor > walked by, saw what he was doing and noticed that the numbers were extremely > high. As the Agent watched, the supervisor actually changed the numbers > right in front of him so as to make it appear as if less people had avoided > apprehension. When the Agent questioned this the response he received was, > "How do you know that these people didn't turn around and head back to > Mexico? How do you know that they actually got away? Did you see them? > (meaning the illegal aliens) Now, the Agents of the E1 Centro don't bother > to log gotaways because they know that the numbers mean absolutely nothing. > If no gotaways are counted, then it makes Gatekeeper seem very effective. > > The El Centro Sector operates two immigration checkpoints. However, these > checkpoints have been shut down for over a year. The Chief of the Sector > recently stated that the checkpoints would remain closed for another 18 > months citing manpower problems. Amazingly the Chief also saw fit to send 16 > of its Agents to a Border Search Trauma and Rescue unit and to never work on > the border again. The point is that it only takes 4 Agents to effectively > operate a checkpoint. This appears to be an oxymoron because the checkpoints > are unmanned due to a manpower shortage. This also seems to coincide with > the known fact that over the last three years there has been an effort to > place more and more Agents strictly on the border to attempt to deter the > aliens from crossing. However, without an effective interior enforcement > force, once an alien escapes apprehension, he is basically free to go > because he knows that there is no chance of getting apprehended. Between the > two checkpoints an average of 70 illegal aliens were apprehended every day. > Now if you were to take that number and multiply it by 365 you would come up > with 25550. These are 25550 illegal aliens each and every year that should > have been apprehended but were allowed to travel unimpeded because of the > failed attempt to deter them and the fact that the checkpoints that surely > would have apprehended them are now not operational. It is now very easy to > see why there has been a decrease in the number of apprehensions over the > last couple of years. If Agents are not allowed to patrol where the illegal > aliens are, then of course apprehensions will drop. This is exactly how the > I.N.S. has deceived you into thinking that deterrence is working when in > fact, it is not working at all. > > Deterrence is simply a theory that doesn't work. We're not talking about > putting up a fence around your back yard to keep your dog from getting out. > We're talking about trying to deter human beings. Human beings that will > stop at nothing to illegally enter the United States, set up residence and > then wait for the next amnesty proposal. People aren't deterred by the mere > presence of a Border Patrol vehicle. They just move down the road and try > somewhere else. If you truly wish to deter them, then begin by implementing > employer sanctions again. When was the last time that you heard of any > employer being convicted of hiring illegal aliens? It just doesn't happen > and the people that employ illegal aliens know this. It's a matter of simple > economics; If you are an employer and have the choice of hiring a legal > resident, paying him or her minimum wage, providing health benefits and > unemployment insurance or hiring an illegal alien (all the while knowing > that if you are caught you face absolutely no penalty) paying him or her > much less than minimum wage with no benefits, which would you choose? The > concept of deterrence has also taken the initiative and drive out of the > Agents. The attrition rate in the San Diego Sector is 1 Agent per day. A > company that loses one employee per day is one that is failing miserably. > > Recently, an Agent in El Centro was utilizing an infrared Scope and saw a > group of 12 illegal aliens exit from a mountainous area. He watched as the > aliens continued on their path until they neared a house. He then saw a man > exit the house, motion for the aliens to come inside and then quickly close > the door when all of the aliens were safely inside. The Agent radioed his > station and told a supervisor of what had occurred. The supervisor told him > to just watch the house and to let him know if he saw the aliens again. The > sector Anti-Smuggling Unit and the sector Abatement Team were notified of > what was happening but amazingly, not one single arrest was made. When asked > why a search warrant was not obtained, the answer from the supervisor was, > "Well, there's just a lot of paperwork involved. Besides, what's twelve more > illegals living in L.A.?" > > Today's date is January 11, 2002 which is exactly 4 months after > terrorists flew two planes into the World Trade Center complex and another > into the Pentagon. Immediately following these horrendous > > attacks, both the President and the Attorney General issued statements > concerning national security. In their statements they said that the > security of the United States is of the highest priority and that all law > enforcement agencies will do their part and step up their efforts to ensure > the security of the U.S. However, the checkpoints in the E1 Centro Sector > are still unmanned and now the Agents have been told that if they wish to > chase illegal aliens north of Highway 98. they must ask for permission to do > so. Let me repeat that last part, if an Agent wishes to chase illegal aliens > north of Highway 98, they must request and receive permission to do so. So, > if an illegal alien (or worse yet, an illegal alien terrorist) can walk for > a mere mile without being detected by an Agent that isn't allowed to move in > the first place, then they are free to go. > > It is quite obvious that our efforts to secure our borders are failing. > This is a problem that is hiding in plain sight yet the Immigration and > Naturalization Service seems to want to do nothing about it. It is also > quite obvious that the I.N.S. is much more interested in limiting its > liability and looking good in the public eye than it is in enforcing the > law. Consider this: A couple of years ago an Assistant Chief Patrol Agent in > the San Diego Sector named Doreen Kennedy had a meeting with an immigrant > rights group activist. The activist demanded that the Agents in the San > Diego Sector should have their flashlights taken away because of their > potential to be used as weapons. Even though the Agents are issued pistols, > batons and now pepper-spray, ACPA Kennedy went along with the idea so as to > not upset the activist. The Agents in San Diego soon had to turn in their > flashlights. It must be noted that the Border Patrol functions 24 hours a > day 7 days a week and half of that time is spent working in nighttime > conditions. How can anybody possibly be expected to work at night without a > flashlight? This not only placed the Agents in a very dangerous position, it > also underscored their efforts to apprehend illegal aliens. It must also be > noted that between the time that the Agents turned in their flashlights and > the local union stepped in to buy new lighter-weight flashlights for the > Agents, the apprehension rate plummeted to almost zero. > > Enforcing the Immigration Laws of the United States is the job of the U.S. > Border Patrol. The men and women of the Border Patrol will perform their > sworn duties with earnest and vigilance, but they must be allowed to do so > without being artificially restricted by faulty theories. Once again, > deterrence is merely a theory on how to control the border and to curb > illegal immigration but it is a theory that has been proven extremely > ineffective. > > You will notice that I did not include my name on the paper. Others before > me have tried speaking out and have been severely punished for doing so. It > is for this reason that I am withholding my name for the time being. > However, if you have any questions or concerns regarding this brief paper > you can address them to: > > B.P. Agent > P.O. Box 373 > Imperial, CA 92251 Bush is the current manifestation of the Whore as Leader. His ignoring border security and permitting the flow of third-world trash is just plain treason. His menace is compounded by the ease in which he manipulates the well-meaning but utterly wimpish general public. Earl "America was founded on political violence, and don't ever forget it".
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